Regulating apparatus for paper-stock.



E.'.I.'TRIMBEY.

REGULATING APPARATUS FOR PAPER STOCK. APPLICATION nun OCT. 26, 1915.

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is A -1 INKENTOR I ATTORNEYfi E. 1. TRIMBEY. REGULATING APPARATUS FOR PAPER STOCK.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 26. 1915- Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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30 cent. consistency of the wet within the limits ofthe per cent. consistency overflow dam is made adjustable so that the constant head can be increased or decreased, and the-velocity and volume of the outflow 5 delivered nnwnnn J. TRIMBEY, or GLENS FALLS, NEW Yonx.

REGULATING APPAnATUs FOR PAPER-STOCK.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. TRIMBEY, a citizen of'the. United States, residin at Glens Falls, \Varren county, State of ew 5 York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Regulating Ap aratus for Paper-Stock; and I do hereby eclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap:

pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in regulating apparatus or regulating boxes for controlling the volume of wet paper stock to paper machines; prises such a regulating apparatus constructed and arranged to supply to the paper machine an approximately constant equ1va-' lent weight-of dry paperstock per unit of time in an automatic and continuous manner.

It is a primary object of my invention to so control the volume of wet paper stock delivered that any desired equivalent weight g of dry paper stock per unit-oftime canbe any definite equivalent weight of dry paper stock per unit of time is being furnished, to

maintain this weight "approximately con'-- stant regardless of the variations in the per paper stock,

ordinarily met with in practice. I I The term .per cent. consistency, or S1111- ply consistency; is used in the present '35 specification to denote the number of parts of bone dry paper stock in one hundred parts of wet' paper stock. It. is. common practice to feed the wet paper stock through the regulating boxes at a consistency of 40 about 3.5%,.and todilute the paper stock to,

l for example, 0.7 %in the mixing box, before:

' crease of the cross-sectional area. These two structures for effecting the variation in the wet paper stock supply can, to advanbe combined inthe same structure so its ultimate use in thepaper machines. It is important that'the amount of wet paper stock delivered to" the paper machine 5' be approximately constant in order that the paper made may be more nearly-uniform. J Variations inthe consistency of the paper stock, where It is accordingly'important'to control not only' the volume of thepaper stock, but to so conmately constant equivalent weight of dry and it com-' and, when tage,

the volume remains constant, 'pend'ently, result in corresponding variations in the",

50 weight, per unitarea of the paper.-

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed October 26, 1915. Serial No. 57,928.

paper stock will be furnished to the'paper machlne per unit of time. I

As the per cent. consistency of the wet paper stock opposing its flow through pipes or spouts also varies. This variation is made use of in the apparatusof the present invention by providing the regulating box of a paper mavaries, the. frictional resistance chine with anoutlet pipe or spout of suitable length and cross-sectional area to give an outflow velocity and volume of the paper stock therethrough' approximately inversely proportional to the paper stock consistency,

' whereby anapproximately constant equivalent weight, of dry paper stoclglis discharged matic and continuous manner; 4

It is a further object of the'present invention to provide for increasing or decreasing the supply of the wet paper stock from the regulating box, while still maintaining an approximately constant equivalent weight of drypaper stock at the desired increased or decreased supply. This change or regulation of'the supply is'efl'ected, according to the present invention, in either of two ways, or, better, ,by' a combination of both ways. According to one'way of effecting this regulation, the regulating box is provided with an overflow dam for maintaining a constant head'of the paper stock therein and this thereby correspondingly increased or' decreased. This regulation ofthe supply can also be effected, according to the present inof the outlet pipe or spout,

creased, or decreased with increase or dethat they will cooperate with each other, and

'70 therethrough per unit of time in an auto-.

so that either structurecan be used ind'e-' I or both together.

The invention. will be further described in connection with the. embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- A Figure 1 shows the regulating apparatus of the present invention in. elevation and with parts in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the discharge pipe or spout. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the discharge pipe or spout, and Fig. '5 is an end view of the discharge pipe or spout.

In the apparatus illustrated, the head-box l is provided with a stationary partition 2 dividingthe head-box into an inlet compartn'1ent3 and an overflow or outlet compartment 4. The wet paper stock is supplied to the inlet compartment 3 through-the pipe 5 from the supply or stufi chest 6 by means of :thepump 7 This supply pipe'is further provided with a regulating valve 8. From the overflow or return compartment 4 the paper stock flows back to the stuff chest through the return pipe 9. v

The stationary partition 2 extendsuponly a short distance in the head-box 1. Above this stationary partition and. overlappingv the same, is the adjustable overflow dam or" partition 10, working in suitable guides 11 in'the sides of the head box, and supported by suitable supports or bolts 12 at both ends;

These'supports are arranged to permit adjustment of the dam 10, the particular adjustingmeans shown being nuts or cogwheels13, connected together by a sprocket chain '14,"-and operated by a handle .15. These nuts or cogwheels 13 vare threaded upon the bolts 12 so that, by operating the handle-15, the bolts 12 will be simultaneously raised or lowered, and the overflow dam'jor partition uniformly raised or lower'edtoa corresponding degree. .The bolts 12-.are'fguidedin and the nuts or cogwheels 13 1,are. sup orted-by' brackets 16 extending madly .1

rpm the side of the regulating box; a

The regulating box 1 is provided with an ,outlet'openin'g l7 and with an outlet pipe or spout 18*bolted or otherwise'suitably secured thereto; ,This. outlet pipe or spout is arranged todischarge into the mixing-box '19, in which the paperstock canbe diluted with water 'entering through the pipe 20 to the desired lowerper cent. consistency. The

7 outlet pipe-or spout l8-is shown as of uniform width and of a box-like construction,

open at'its ends and top. The top,'however,

is closed by an adjustable top or'cover member- 21 having an extension 22 at its innerendfor covering partof the outlet opening 17';when -t he cross-sectional area of the. oute5 jletpipeor spout is less than thearea of this Iropening.)

; 5-HTh e" adjustable top or. cover member21 is'adjustably. supported by bolts 23, working in brackets 24, carried by the bottomportion of the; outlet pipe or spout. These.

" olts are simultaneously adjustable by nuts.

orcogwheels'25,.connected together by the chain 26 and by the operating handle 27.

-Lock-nuts 28 are provided for. holding the bolts and the-member 21 in adjusted posiflow of the required amount.

'tion. The top or cover member 21 is shown the adjustment of the outlet pipe or spout.

By raising this valve member 29, the full cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe or spout will be uncovered, while by lowering thisvalve member, the paper stock supply canbe entirely stopped.

In the-operation of the apparatus above described, the paper stock will be "supplied to the regulating box from the supply or stuff chest 11 by means of the pump 7. The paper stock will rise in the regulating box to the top of the overflow partition and the excess paperstock will then overflow and returnto the stuff chest through the return pipe 9. A constant head of the paper stock will be maintained in the regulating box and this constant head can be increased or decreased by means of the adjustable overflow partition or dam 10. Upon raising the slide valve 29, the paper stock will flow into the mixing box 19 where it can be diluted with water or otherwise treated. The outlet pipe or spout 18 can be adjusted to give an out- The length and cross-sectional area of this outlet pipe or spout are such, with reference to the height of the overflow dam within the regulating box, that the-variations in the velocity through this pipe or spout due to an increase or to a decrease-in the per cent. consistency of the wet paper stock (within the range of thevariations in per cent. consistency ordinarily metwith in practice) are approximately inversely proportional to the insistency; Y "As a result, the velocity and volume-of the outflow will decrease with in-' crease in the paper stock' consistency, and increase :with decrease l in the consistency, and these variationsjwill be approximately inversely proportional, so that an approxicrease orythe decrease 1n the per cent. con- I mately constant equivalent weight of dry paper stock will be supplied per unit of time without adjustment or changes by the operator. When the supply has been regulated to the required amount, this supply will then '-be automatically and continuously maintained. When it is desired to change the supply and to increase or decrease the equiv alent weight of dry paper stock furnished to the paper machine per unit of time, this maybe done either'by changing the cross- ,sectional area 'oftheoutlet spout while a constant height of the overflow dam and a resulting constant height of the paper stock are maintained, :or gby: 'changingithe h'eight' i of 1 the paper stock an lhi s regulatiommay, ifurtheri aeaaeaea;

of the" io'vei'fiow data within th regulating w box and thereby changing the; C'OQ'StBLDt' tea-a of thei pa'p'er stock, while maintaining thee outlet "'p'ipe ofjco'nsta-nt 1 cross sectiohale areaw' by -changingboth 'thecross-sectional area f. the outlet pipe or sp-out; ahd thei height f1; theij verfl o'w "daingwithin the regulating aboardand thereby' varying-both the' cons'taritfhea do areaof the outlet 1s anfi esse'ntlal 'fea W -"seenth r ture sof :thezPresentiinvention.thata th latin'g' box of *a 'pape'r? machine is {provided with an outlet p1pe or spoilt ofj suchilength i:

' and I Lcros's sectional area that the variations in h .velq ity 9f he et. Pap stock stock comprising a regulating box provi ing through-this-outlt pipe or spoutare approximately inversely proportional to the increase or decrease in the per cent. consistency of such wet paper stock. It will further be seen that the equivalent weight of dry paper stock supplied to the paper machine per unit of time-can be changed by changing either the height of the overflow dam in the regulating box, or the cross-sectional area of the outlet, or both, and that thereby the'supply of the paper stock can be increasedor decreased to the desired extent. i While I have illustrated and described one specific embodiment of my invention, nevertheless it is intended and understood that the invention is not limited to the-specific details of this embodiment, butthat various modifications can be made therein without depart- I 1 ing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as set forth in the accompanying claims. WhatIclaim is:' V

1. Regulating app'aratusfor wet pageawith an overflow dam for maintaining a-con- 's tant head of the-paper stock therein and with means for supplying the paper stock thereto and for removing the overflowjthere-f' from, said regulating box being further 'pr0-' Vided with an outlet pipe or spout of suit--- 1 able length and cross-sectional area to offer. a frictional'resistance varying with the as] per stock consistency and to give an out ow velocity and volumeof the paper stock.-

therethrough approximately inversely proportional to the paper stock cons1stency,, whereby an approximately constant equivalent weight of dry paper stockis discharged therethrough per unit of time in an auto-'- matic and continuous manner; substantially as described. q 2. Regulating apparatus for iwet paper ,1] stock comprising a regulating box provided" with an adjustable overflow dam for. main taining a constant head ofthe-pa' er stock therein and with ,means for supp yingithe paper stock thereto and for removingthe proportional to the paper s'toc'ks"coiisisten thereto and for removing-1 therefrom, said regulating liox being fur manner, and whereby the. outflow 'vo11ime,r

paper :stock: thereto -a dfor. removing the proximately overflow therefrom, said regulating box'be-- ingi fiuriiher providdlwvitlr1anrioutltapipd' one spout of suitable ilength e and'icros's'Sectioiia area to; ofi'erw-a'I frictiohalaresiistantie warying%';.

with'thempaperistockaconsistency;and toeg-iiieflo an: outflowsvelocityiiahdiwiolunie 0t theipapeni a stocketherethroug-h:approximatelyiinvers l; l

whereb f an approximatelysconstant;geqiiiva"- lntlwelghtxof dry; \pap er'fstock isohargedla 7 5 therethrou gh:vpeinsunitt of; (time nraneautldw a l matic :andscontinuous-i-mannei andiwhereb theraoutflowovelhcit d avoluineazand i y penstockmanab't' Yraising: an" dowel-1i increasedfiorz. aere'ased ingisaid adjustableapverflow damai and thus! a inci easi'nggor decreasing; in the' fregu-latin bgx d v u 3a Regulatin apparatu do .et papenzistock comprising a regulating box provided a with an overflow dam for maintaining a I constant head ofthe paper stogk-there'in and with means for supplying't e fpaperstock the' overflow the constant! head;

and the equivalent weight ofi dry p Smck, can b edand'deCreased}byT"-"- increasing .or decreasing thecross-sectional area of said outlet pipe or -spouty substan-w tially as described.

' 4. Regulatingapparat stock'comprisin a regulating boxiprovided with an 'adjusta le overflow; damforgmain j taining a 'constant head ofthepa er'st'ock therein'and with means; for Isupp ying the overflow therefrom, said regulatingboxbe ing .further provided with tan outlet pipe or spout' of adjustable cross-sectional area', said" pipe or spout being of suitable "length and; cross-sectional area to offer a frictipnal re sistance varying with-the aper-Jstock' con- .sistency and-t0 give an out ow',ve locity andvolume of. the paper stoc'k therethrough apinversely? jprop'ortionalto the paper st'o'c consistency, whereby an-- a"pproximately constant equivalent weight ofd ry paper stock is? discharged therethrough per unit of time in-an automatic and contin' uous-manner, and whereby the outflow volume, the equivalent weight of dry paper stock, can be increased or decreased either by raising or lowering said adjustable overflow dam, and thus increasing or decreasing the constant head in the regulating box, or by increasing or decreasing the cross-sectional area of said outlet pipe or spout; substantially as described.

5. Regulating apparatus for wet paper stock comprising a regulating box provided with an overflow dam for maintaining a constant head of the paper stock therein and with means for supplying the paper stock thereto and for removing the overflow therefrom, said regulating box being further provided with an outlet pipe or spout'of uniform. width, an adjustable top therefor for increasing and decreasing the cross-sectional area thereof, and means for adjusting said top uniformly throughout its length, said pipe or spout being of suitable length and cross-sectional area to offer a frictional resistance varying with the paper stock consistency and to give an outflow velocity and volume of the paper stock therethrough approxlmately inversely proportional to the paper stock consistency, whereby an approximately constant equivalent weight of area of said outlet pipe or spout; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa' ture.

EDWARD J. TRIMBEY. 

